n. 1 anchored float as a navigation mark etc. 2 lifebuoy. v. 1 (usu. foll. by up) a keep afloat. b encourage, uplift. 2 (often foll. by out) mark with a buoy. [Dutch, perhaps from Latin bola collar]
n. 1 anchored float as a navigation mark etc. 2 lifebuoy. v. 1 (usu. foll. by up) a keep afloat. b encourage, uplift. 2 (often foll. by out) mark with a buoy. [Dutch, perhaps from Latin bola collar]
